Senior Data Centre Design Infrastructure Engineer
Core
Senior Infrastructure Engineer leading the design, planning, governance, and optimisation of critical ICT and data centre infrastructure environments for a Federal Government department.
Role type
Senior IC Infrastructure Architect / Data Centre Design Lead
Builds
Enterprise-scale data centre facilities, network topologies, power/cooling solutions, and physical infrastructure layouts
Domain
Federal Government / Critical ICT Infrastructure / Data Centre Design
Required skills
Data centre design, infrastructure architecture, capacity planning, network topology design, power and cooling infrastructure, technical governance, stakeholder management, availability planning, operational readiness, scripting/automation (PowerShell/Python), technical documentation, standards development
Preferred skills
Federal Government experience, secure ICT environments, facilities management, ITIL frameworks, resource effort management
Technologies
PowerShell, Python
Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across complex ICT infrastructure initiatives; Develop strategic infrastructure plans, models and roadmaps; Design and document enterprise-scale infrastructure solutions; Produce network topology diagrams and associated technical documentation; Develop room, rack and physical infrastructure layouts; Design power topology and capacity management solutions; Assess and document data centre power and cooling requirements; Develop rack configuration, security and access control designs; Analyse operational and infrastructure data to identify trends, risks and optimisation opportunities; Produce clear reporting, dashboards and visualisations for technical and executive stakeholders; Investigate infrastructure issues and provide recommendations for remediation; Support information management, governance and technical standards; Prepare high-quality architecture and design documentation; Contribute to knowledge transfer activities and mentoring of departmental staff; Ensure all deliverables comply with established ICT governance frameworks, standards and policies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
